SPORTS BRIEFS: North Quincy High School Hall of Fame seeks nominees

Tuesday

Aug 9, 2016 at 1:13 AMAug 9, 2016 at 1:15 AM

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QUINCY – The North Quincy High School Hockey Hall of Fame will induct its fifth class Feb. 17 at the Quincy Neighborhood Club. Anyone wishing to nominate a candidate can send an email to Kevin Jago at Kevinj.bos@transgroup.com. Include statistics, articles and the year of graduation. For more information, contact Jago at 617-435-4105.

Amonte returns to hall

Tony Amonte is now a two-time member of the same hall of fame. Amonte, the Hingham native who now coaches at his high school alma mater, Thayer Academy, was a key member of the United States’ 1996 World Cup-winning team that USA Hockey announced on Monday will be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame later this year.

Amonte, then a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, scored the winning goal against Canada in the decisive third game of the ’96 World Cup final, snapping a 2-2 tie with 3:35 left in the third period at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

A two-time U.S. Olympian who won a silver medal in 2002, Amonte scored 900 career points over a 15-year NHL career. He was inducted into the a USHHOF in 2009.

Other members of the Class of 2016 are former Bruins center Craig Janney and Bill Belisle, who has coached Mount Saint Charles Academy to 32 Rhode Island state championships in 41 years at the school.

Clauson killed in crash

INDIANAPOLIS – Bryan Clauson, a popular driver considered by many to be the top dirt-track racer in the country, died Sunday night from injuries suffered in a crash during a race in Kansas. He was 27. His death was announced Monday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Clauson was leading Saturday night’s race at the Belleville Midget Nationals when he crashed while passing lapped traffic; his car rolled and was hit by another competitor. He was flown to a hospital in Nebraska, where he died surrounded by his family.

Stoudemire to play in Israel

JERUSALEM – Recently retired NBA All-Star Amare Stoudemire insists he has plenty of basketball left in him. Arriving in what he called “my favorite city in the world” for a new chapter as a player for Hapoel Jerusalem, Stoudemire says he came to Israel to win, and to continue a spiritual journey to trace his Hebrew roots.

Hosting some 140 Jewish and Arab kids at his basketball peace camp Monday, Stoudemire said he didn’t come to the Holy Land just for “fun” but to pursue the championship that eluded him during his 14-year NBA career.

He said he had offers to keep playing from at least three NBA teams – which he didn’t name – but since none of them was a legitimate title contender “I decided to retire and bring my talents over to Israel.”